Sunday, May 20, 2007

LR Film Fest winners

The Moviegoer blog has them, plus a reminder that the prize-winning short film "Ein, Zwei Dinge" will be screened again at 5:30 p.m. at Riverdale and the event closes with "Casablanca" at the Riverfest Amphitheatre at 7.

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